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Aquila Clean Energy APAC has grid-connected its 38MW Omeheu Solar Farm in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty region. The project is expected to generate close to 49.7GWh of electricity annually and was built by EPC contractor Metlen Energy and Metals. Aquila said this is its second solar project successfully delivered in New Zealand, supporting the country’s energy transition and growing clean power demand.

South Korean space solar technology developer FLEXELL SPACE has raised USD 20 million in Series A funding to accelerate development and commercialization of next-generation solar solutions for space applications, targeting full-scale production in 2028. The company develops lightweight, flexible solar cells based on perovskite and CIGS technologies for satellites, high-altitude UAVs, space stations and future lunar and Mars missions. It was also recently selected to lead a five-year, USD 7.1 million government-backed project to develop tandem solar modules for space applications.

Germany-based solar developer ib vogt has started commercial generation at its 99MW Tantangan Solar Power Plant in South Cotabato, Philippines. The project is the company’s second solar plant in Mindanao and its first hybrid solar-plus-storage project in Southeast Asia. It is expected to generate more than 150GWh of electricity annually, enough to supply over 82,000 households. ib vogt said Tantangan is the first of more than 500MW of hybrid renewable capacity it expects to have operating or under construction in the Philippines by the end of 2026.